Édouard Glissant

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Édouard Glissant was a Martinican writer, poet, and philosopher renowned for his influential theories on creolization, cultural identity, and postcolonial thought.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
philosopher
poet
postcolonial theorist
writer
awardReceived Prix Renaudot
awardReceivedFor La Lézarde
continentOfOrigin Caribbean
countryOfCitizenship France
dateOfBirth 1928-09-21
dateOfDeath 2011-02-03
educatedAt Sorbonne University
Sorbonne University
surface form: Université de Paris
ethnicOrigin Martinican
familyName Édouard Glissant self-linksurface differs
surface form: Glissant
fieldOfWork Caribbean studies
literary theory
philosophy of culture
postcolonial studies
genre essay
novel
poetry
givenName Édouard
influenced Caribbean writers
postcolonial theorists
influencedBy Aimé Césaire
Negritude
surface form: Negritude movement
language French
mainInterest colonialism and its aftermath
cultural identity
diaspora
globalization and culture
movement Caribbean literature
Francophone literature
postcolonialism
name Édouard Glissant self-link
notableIdea Relation
Tout-monde
creolization
opacity
notableWork La Lézarde
Le Discours antillais
Le Quatrième Siècle
Poétique de la Relation
occupation essayist
novelist
university professor
placeOfBirth Sainte-Marie, Martinique
placeOfDeath Paris
surface form: Paris, France
regionOfOrigin Lesser Antilles

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Édouard Glissant name Édouard Glissant self-link
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this entity surface form: Glissant